remember that your Extension 2 Major work should be based around a theme or a topic or a key area of investigation. This will help to keep you on track as you write as everything should be relevant to the point you are wishing to make.
Suggestions for reading:
Laureane
- Kate Grenville ( look at how she weaves historical facts into a fictional tale)
Perfume by Patrick Suskind ( purely fictional but evocative of a very particular historical period and way of life)
Jacintha
still thinking.....
Scarlett
- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Marilee
-Enders Game ( or any of the Ender's series) by Orson Scott Card
-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Courtney
Ok, I have to think about this a little more...
Tara
-The Hobbit by J.RR Tolkien
-the Discword Series by Terry Pratchett
-Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve
Try reading about how other authors have approached their craft, or what they might be reading for inspiration
The New York Times Writers on Writing archive
Allen and Unwin's writers on Writing
Grammar and writing guides
Suggestions for reading:
Laureane
- Kate Grenville ( look at how she weaves historical facts into a fictional tale)
Perfume by Patrick Suskind ( purely fictional but evocative of a very particular historical period and way of life)
Jacintha
still thinking.....
Scarlett
- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Marilee
-Enders Game ( or any of the Ender's series) by Orson Scott Card
-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Courtney
Ok, I have to think about this a little more...
Tara
-The Hobbit by J.RR Tolkien
-the Discword Series by Terry Pratchett
-Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve